In the Long Arms of the CJEU and the Brussels I bis Regulation
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), referred by a Swedish court, has ruled on the scope...
by Guillaume de LA BIGNE, on 03 June 2025
Category Archives: Analyses
Proof of Use of a French Trademark: Reminder of the Principles
The decision issued by the Versailles Court of Appeal on last March 5 offers an opportunity to recall what...
by Mathilde ESCUDIER, on 27 May 2025
Infringement: Does the UPC Have Jurisdiction in the United Kingdom?
We present here a recent decision by the Unified Patent Court (UPC) concerning its jurisdiction over an action for...
by Agnès PICON, on 13 May 2025
Patent and Sufficiency of Disclosure in France
We present here a decision by the Paris Court of Appeal rendered in April 2024, which, unusually, resulted in...
by Ourvashi KISSOONDOYAL, Clémence VALLÉE-THIOLLIER, on 01 April 2025
A First Decision from the Unified Patent Court on Equivalence Infringement
Equivalence infringement is a fundamental principle in patent law. The local division in The Hague, in the first instance,...
by Xavier MAZABRAUD, on 04 March 2025
What Status for a Third Party Intervening in an Appeal Proceedings before the EPO?
The question has been referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal, which will examine the case under referral G...
by Myriam ALLAB, on 25 February 2025
A YouTube Video as Prior Art (INPI Decision OPP22-0015 of 09.02.2024)
The INPI has ruled that a YouTube video can qualify as prior art opposable to a patent, under certain...
by Priscilla PERIAN, on 21 January 2025
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